Chords for "Signifying Monkey" by The Johnny Otis Show
Tempo:
137.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Bb
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [C] [Eb]
[C]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [C]
I'm sorry to say, but he talked about your family in a hell of a way.
Talked about your sister and your grandma too, and he didn't show too much [A] respect [D] for [F] you.
[Cm] [G]
[Am] [G]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[Gb] [G] [C]
Lines was off like a mighty breeze, knocking coconuts down and giraffes to the trees.
He come up on the other piece, hey big old bangin' mother fucker, there's some [Bb] shit about [C] you, about all these [Bb] bad [C] things that you've exposed to.
The elephant looked at the lion at the corner of his eye, he said, please, and the lion said, pick on somebody [Bb] your size.
[C] The lion jumped back and made a fancy pass, and the elephant kicked him right square in the pad.
The lion roared and swung from the crown, and the elephant knocked him right straight on back down.
[F] [Dm]
[F] [D] [C] [G]
[F]
[G] [Gm]
[Ab] [G] [C] The lion went through [B] the jungle more dead than alive, and that's [Bb] when the monkey [C] really started [Bb] to die.
[C] I thought [Bbm] you called yourself [G] the jungle king, [C]
but [Bbm] I found out [C] you ain't a goddamn thing.
See, cause every [Gm] time I'm fishing and messing around and getting a little bit, [C] you come around [Eb] here with that ruined [E] shit.
[F] [G]
[Bb]
[G] [E] [F]
[G]
[C] The [Bbm] monkey started [B] laughing and jumping up and down, and [C] then left with Mr.
Limb and his ass hit the ground.
Like a flash of light, then in a bowl of heat, the lion was on the monkey with all four feet.
The monkey cried, this is a lion, look at my nuts out in the sand, and I'll stand [Gm] back and fight you [C] like a natural [Bb] man.
[C] The [Bb] lion backed up [G] all full of fight, [C] and the monkey jumped 60 feet [Bb] out of sight.
[F] [E]
[F] [G]
[Bb] [C]
[Cm]
[C]
[C]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [C]
I'm sorry to say, but he talked about your family in a hell of a way.
Talked about your sister and your grandma too, and he didn't show too much [A] respect [D] for [F] you.
[Cm] [G]
[Am] [G]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[Gb] [G] [C]
Lines was off like a mighty breeze, knocking coconuts down and giraffes to the trees.
He come up on the other piece, hey big old bangin' mother fucker, there's some [Bb] shit about [C] you, about all these [Bb] bad [C] things that you've exposed to.
The elephant looked at the lion at the corner of his eye, he said, please, and the lion said, pick on somebody [Bb] your size.
[C] The lion jumped back and made a fancy pass, and the elephant kicked him right square in the pad.
The lion roared and swung from the crown, and the elephant knocked him right straight on back down.
[F] [Dm]
[F] [D] [C] [G]
[F]
[G] [Gm]
[Ab] [G] [C] The lion went through [B] the jungle more dead than alive, and that's [Bb] when the monkey [C] really started [Bb] to die.
[C] I thought [Bbm] you called yourself [G] the jungle king, [C]
but [Bbm] I found out [C] you ain't a goddamn thing.
See, cause every [Gm] time I'm fishing and messing around and getting a little bit, [C] you come around [Eb] here with that ruined [E] shit.
[F] [G]
[Bb]
[G] [E] [F]
[G]
[C] The [Bbm] monkey started [B] laughing and jumping up and down, and [C] then left with Mr.
Limb and his ass hit the ground.
Like a flash of light, then in a bowl of heat, the lion was on the monkey with all four feet.
The monkey cried, this is a lion, look at my nuts out in the sand, and I'll stand [Gm] back and fight you [C] like a natural [Bb] man.
[C] The [Bb] lion backed up [G] all full of fight, [C] and the monkey jumped 60 feet [Bb] out of sight.
[F] [E]
[F] [G]
[Bb] [C]
[Cm]
[C]
Key:
C
G
Bb
F
Gm
C
G
Bb
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I'm sorry to say, but he talked about your family in a hell of a way.
_ _ Talked about your sister and your grandma too, and he didn't show too much [A] respect [D] for [F] you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Lines was off like a mighty breeze, knocking coconuts down and giraffes to the trees. _
He come up on the other piece, hey big old bangin' mother fucker, there's some [Bb] shit about [C] you, about all these [Bb] bad [C] things that you've exposed to.
_ The elephant looked at the lion at the corner of his eye, he said, please, and the lion said, pick on somebody [Bb] your size.
[C] The lion jumped back and made a fancy pass, and the elephant kicked him right square in the pad.
The lion _ roared and swung from the crown, and the elephant knocked him right straight on back down.
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] The lion went through [B] the jungle more dead than alive, and that's [Bb] when the monkey [C] really started [Bb] to die.
[C] I thought [Bbm] you called yourself [G] the jungle king, [C]
but [Bbm] I found out [C] you ain't a goddamn thing.
See, cause every [Gm] time I'm fishing and messing around and getting a little bit, [C] you come around [Eb] here with that ruined [E] shit.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ The [Bbm] monkey started [B] laughing and jumping up and down, and [C] then left with Mr.
Limb and his ass hit the ground.
Like a flash of light, then in a bowl of heat, _ the lion was on the monkey with all four feet.
_ The monkey cried, this is a lion, look at my nuts out in the sand, and I'll stand [Gm] back and fight you [C] like a natural [Bb] man.
[C] The [Bb] lion backed up [G] all full of fight, [C] and the monkey jumped 60 feet [Bb] out of sight.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I'm sorry to say, but he talked about your family in a hell of a way.
_ _ Talked about your sister and your grandma too, and he didn't show too much [A] respect [D] for [F] you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Lines was off like a mighty breeze, knocking coconuts down and giraffes to the trees. _
He come up on the other piece, hey big old bangin' mother fucker, there's some [Bb] shit about [C] you, about all these [Bb] bad [C] things that you've exposed to.
_ The elephant looked at the lion at the corner of his eye, he said, please, and the lion said, pick on somebody [Bb] your size.
[C] The lion jumped back and made a fancy pass, and the elephant kicked him right square in the pad.
The lion _ roared and swung from the crown, and the elephant knocked him right straight on back down.
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] The lion went through [B] the jungle more dead than alive, and that's [Bb] when the monkey [C] really started [Bb] to die.
[C] I thought [Bbm] you called yourself [G] the jungle king, [C]
but [Bbm] I found out [C] you ain't a goddamn thing.
See, cause every [Gm] time I'm fishing and messing around and getting a little bit, [C] you come around [Eb] here with that ruined [E] shit.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ The [Bbm] monkey started [B] laughing and jumping up and down, and [C] then left with Mr.
Limb and his ass hit the ground.
Like a flash of light, then in a bowl of heat, _ the lion was on the monkey with all four feet.
_ The monkey cried, this is a lion, look at my nuts out in the sand, and I'll stand [Gm] back and fight you [C] like a natural [Bb] man.
[C] The [Bb] lion backed up [G] all full of fight, [C] and the monkey jumped 60 feet [Bb] out of sight.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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